Storage receptacle attached to automobiles



Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES FRANK JACK KELLY, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

STOHAGEE-ECEPTACLE ATTACHED TO- AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed May 9,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK JACK KELLY,

a British subject, and resident of the city.

of Toronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in StorageReceptacles Attached to Automobiles; and I hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object to be attained is to provide supporting, lockingandanti-jarring means for the drawers and to that end my inventioncomprises a plurality of drawers, a carrying frame for the sa1ne,attached to the chassis frame, means for locking the drawers in theirclosed post-ion, and means for eliminating any arrii'ig or rattling ofthe drawers during transit.

In the drawings: Fig. l is a side elevation of an automobile showing thedrawers in position,

Fig. 2 is a detached detail, in vertical section, of one of the drawers1n locked position in the carrying frame, V

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of part of the carrying frame,

Fig. 1 is an enlarged detail of one ofthe anti-jarring devices securedtothe carrying frame,

Fig. 5 is another enlarged detail of one oi the anti-jarring devicesupon one of the drawers, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the carrying frame secured to the sidebars of the chassis.

'l'fran'ie, which may be of any usual or pre i'errcd constri'lction,comprises two side bars 1, 1, to which are secured the hangers 2 of thedrawer carrying fame. These hangers are made of T-iron and consist ofvertical members formed at their upper ends with laterally disposedflanges or plates 2*,

fastened to the side bars 1, preferably by bolts or rivets 2 andhorizontal members 30 at the lower ends of the vertical members.

At the junction of the vertical and horizontal members one or more ofthe hangers may be webbed, as shown at 31, to rigidly brace them againstlateral and vertical strains, see Figs. 2 and 6. These hangers aresuspended from the side bars at spaced intervals corresponding to thewidth of the drawers and the horizontal members extend tion, referenceis had spring-pressed rod 9 is forced drawer 5 by the action Referringto the drawings, the chassis 1922. Serial No. 637,859.

laterally-outwardly from the side bars at opposite sides of the chassis,and are connected and braced in their spaced relation by longitudinalT-bars 3.

Secured to the body 40, above each hanger, is a horizontal rail 4, madeof T- iron, projecting laterally outwardly from the body verticallyabove and in parallel relation withthe horizontal members 30.

In Fig. 1 are shown a series of three drawers, of which 5 is the centrallarger d *awer and 6, 6, are the smaller side drawers, similar seriesbeing arranged on the opposite sides of the automobile. These drawerscorrespond indimensions with the spaces between the longitudinal andtrans verse T-bars 3 and a to permit them to be reciprocated along theseways into open or closed positions in their carrying frames.

To lock the drawer when in closed posito Fig. 2 in which 7 is acylindrical casing held by the brackets 8, 8, upon the side wall of thedrawer 5. Within thecasing is the reciprocating spring-pressed rod 9,.provided at its lower end with the hook 10 and at its upper end with theturning-handle 11. The drawer 5 is shown in locked position, the hook 10 uponthe rod- 9 being turned in holding engagement with the under sideof the carrying frame. To unlock the drawer the downwardly to throw itshook 10 out of engagementand turned in its casing 7 to permit the rod 9and its book 10 to be drawn up into the of the spring within the casing7 To permit access to the drawer in order to lock or unlock the same,llllGllll'lQGd. covering apron 12 is lifted and when released ispermitted to drop back into closed position over the drawer.

The means employed for eliminating any jarring or rattling of thedrawers during transit are shown respectively in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig.4 is shown a spiral spring 13 in engagement with the longitudinal T-bar3, its free end projecting into the drawer space.

One or more of these springs are employed conditional on the width ofthe To prevent longitudinal rattling a series of spring knobs 14 areprovided, shown in Fig. 5, upon the vertical sides of the drawers, whichefiiects a spring tension between any two of the drawers or between adrawer and its carrying frame. e

To further prevent vertical rattling of the drawers, bow-springs 15, seeFig. 2, are secured at one end to the T-bars 4, against which the upperedges of the sides of the drawers impinge, to eliminate the verticalrattling.

Referring to Fig. 6, carrying which shows the what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an automobile the combination of a drawer, a chassis frame, and adrawer carrying frame comprising a plurality of T- hangers consisting ofvertical members formed with laterally disposed flanges fastened to theside bars of the chassis frame and with horizontal members connected andbraced by spacing bars,and a horizontal T-rail above each hanger andparallel thereto.

2. In an automobile the combination of a drawer,'a chassis frame, and adrawer carryframe for the drawers, 32, 32, are drop openings 1n thehorizontal members ing frame comprising a plurality of T- hangersconsisting of vertical members formed with laterally disposed flangesfastened to the sidebars of the chassis frame and with horizontalmembers connected and bracedby spacing bars, a horizontal T-rail aboveeach hanger and parallel thereto, and webs at the junction of thevertical and horizontal members for bracing the hanger against verticaland lateral st 'ains. V

3. Inan' automobile the combination of a drawer, a chassis frame, and adrawer carrying frame comprising a plurality of T- han'gers consistingof vertical members formed with laterally disposed flanges fastenedtothe side bars of the chassis frame and with horizontal members connectedand braced by spacing bars, a horizontal T-rail above each hanger andparallel thereto, and means secured to the drawer carrying frame forpreventing rattling of the drawers.

at. In an automobile the combination of a drawer, a chassis frame, and adrawer carrying frame comprising a plurality of T- hangers consisting ofvertical members formed with laterally disposed flanges fastened to theside bars of the chassis frame and with horizontal members connected andbraced by spacing bars, a horizontal T-rail above each hanger andparallel thereto, and locking means engaging said carrying frame forsecuring the drawer.

Dated at the said city of Toronto, this 27th day of April, A. D. 1923.

FRANK JACK KELLY. lVitnesses:

i STANLEY Rlorrns, Gno. H. Brown.

